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Rupert Murdoch's Talk TV network is to cease broadcasting as a traditional television channel in the summer and move solely online.
The network launched in 2022 but has struggled to attract viewers on its linear platform.
In contrast, many videos clipped up from its shows perform well on YouTube.
It comes a month after its star presenter, Piers Morgan, also saw his show moved from its terrestrial weekday evening slot to being solely online.
Scott Taunton, Talk TV's president of broadcasting, said in a briefing to staff: "Two years ago, we would not have been brave enough to launch a channel without a linear presence.
"But audiences of all ages have moved fast and smartphones are now the primary device where news is consumed. We need to adapt to this as a priority."
He added: "We are therefore intending that Talk comes off linear television from early summer and our focus will be on streaming."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68481606
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What was that about it being successful?
Just look at their flagship presenters ffs
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joeysteele
05-03-2024, 06:25 PM
I gave it a look once
Never ever looked in on it again..
Horrible, bigoted and the worst presenters ever possible.
Ugh.
How are news channels even still a thing?!!
arista
05-03-2024, 06:37 PM
Yes once Piers Morgan
moved to You Tube only
It seemed they were doomed.
So online online only, soon
user104658
05-03-2024, 07:10 PM
Yes once Piers Morgan
moved to You Tube only
It seemed they were doomed.
So online online only, soon
Piers will be absolutely fuming about being relegated to being a YouTuber :joker:.
What will we call him? PiersDiePie? Piersepticeye? Mr Pierst?
Crimson Dynamo
05-03-2024, 07:36 PM
How are news channels even still a thing?!!
24 hour news channels are toast and losing viewers hand over fist
A win for GB News
GB News just announced a loss of £43 million in 2023, 40% up on 2022 :laugh:
arista
05-03-2024, 08:05 PM
GB News just announced a loss of £43 million in 2023, 40% up on 2022 :laugh:
Sure
but they have better presenters
Ofcom fines do not help, of course
that type of loss is not sustainable
user104658
05-03-2024, 08:33 PM
Broadcast telly as a whole is dying, I said so years back 'n' nobody believed me :shrug:.
24 hour news channels are toast and losing viewers hand over fist
Who wants to be fed a never ending diet of bad news and tragedy
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the pandemic finally forced me to stop watching the news. It became obvious that they were just trying to frighten the entire population on a continuous basis. The only other time i've watched it since was on the day the queen died
Depends where you are in the world really
TV news might not have much traction here anymore but it's still hugely important in a lot of countries
it's very important in Russia, thats how they disseminate the propaganda to the masses
Crimson Dynamo
05-03-2024, 10:16 PM
24 rolling news is dead in the water
arista
07-03-2024, 02:48 AM
BBC Media Show
Radio 4 Last Night,
debated how Talk TV: really was Peirs Morgan TV.
Once he moved to YouTube
they all had to follow.
Murdoch's Son
lost his patience with them.
They never even bothered to add subtitles
Like the better GBnewsHD, has 24/7 Subtitles
SkyNewsHD Turns off their subtitles from 2AM to 6AM
They also stated that SkyNews has lost a lot of money.
It is no wonder the BBC is using the World BBC News
broadcast from USA, and London.
It saves them from paying for expensive staff in the UK
Gusto Brunt
07-03-2024, 07:01 AM
Talk Radio was GREAT.
Talk TV is absolute %$£& and getting worse.
Their presenters suck, from annoying bore Alex Phillips to an endless steam of MPs presenting shows when they SHOULD be working for their constituents.:fist:
The whole station has no structure. It's dire.
And GB News is going down the same route. Far too replay snippets of old shows because they can't show adverts on YouTube.:fist:
Very boring and repetative.:fist: And GB News is £80M in DEBT.:shocked:
I've actually gone back to watching Sky News.:shocked:
arista
07-03-2024, 09:47 AM
And GB News is going down the same route.
You are so wrong.
In that debate on R4
they explained how GBnewsHD
now get's 3 million viewers
taking BBC and Sky News viewers.
Example Long newspaper reviews
this morning
with 2 good guests Norman Baker (LibDem)
and Renee Hoenderkamp (GP)
it's very important in Russia, thats how they disseminate the propaganda to the masses
Al Jazeera very important in the middle east as well, which has been a positive force and no doubt a negative one too at times
Rolling news also still seems very influential in the US
Crimson Dynamo
07-03-2024, 09:59 AM
Last year CNN averaged just 481,000 viewers, its worst showing since 2014.
Gusto Brunt
07-03-2024, 10:07 AM
And GB News is going down the same route.
You are so wrong.
In that debate on R4
they explained how GBnewsHD
now get's 3 million viewers
taking BBC and Sky News viewers.
Example Long newspaper reviews
this morning
with 2 good guests Norman Baker (LibDem)
and Renee Hoenderkamp (GP)
In my opinion, GB News is going down the same route of inferior programming and the way they present the channel.
arista
07-03-2024, 10:55 AM
In my opinion, GB News is going down the same route of inferior programming and the way they present the channel.
Sure
But they are now working with Ofcom
Eammon Holmes is Great
he has helped bring in more viewers
Gusto what you are saying is all in History
You are not up to date
the Rado 4 Media show is
Crimson Dynamo
07-03-2024, 11:10 AM
Talk TV went a bit mental when they moved Julia, Mike and Ian Collins to weird schedules and they have never recovered
Gusto Brunt
07-03-2024, 11:23 AM
Talk TV went a bit mental when they moved Julia, Mike and Ian Collins to weird schedules and they have never recovered
I agree. Mike in the morning was a must for me. And Ian in the afternoons brilliant too.
Now we have that bore Alex Philips who can't even speak properly. She's not a presenter. She's just there because someone fancied her at Talk TV. She was sacked from GB News which says it all.
Sure
But they are now working with Ofcom
Eammon Holmes is Great
he has helped bring in more viewers
Gusto what you are saying is all in History
You are not up to date
the Rado 4 Media show is
Arista, I was watching GB News up until three days ago, when the repeated clips being shown and reshown every ten minuites became unbearable.:fist:
It never used to be like that. I watch via YouTube.
Yes Eamonn is great, but there is far too much filler these days, which I find utterly annoying.
That's my opinion up to date.:hee:
Crimson Dynamo
07-03-2024, 11:28 AM
I agree. Mike in the morning was a must for me. And Ian in the afternoons brilliant too.
Now we have that bore Alex Philips who can't even speak properly. She's not a presenter. She's just there because someone fancied her at Talk TV. She was sacked from GB News which says it all.
Yes she is a poorly informed shouty posho and has no charisma or nuance
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